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Meanings of devastate in English
To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.
Usage of devastate in English
1
Last year, auto supporters said an industry collapse would devastate the economy.
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Even today, however, a Washington-Moscow confrontation could devastate the entire northern hemisphere.
3
They also said setting import tariffs at zero would devastate Britain's farmers.
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They are fearful any extension to restrictions could devastate the region's economy.
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Collectively it creates a drop in demand, which can devastate economic growth.
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Environmentalists argue it will devastate a rich, biodiverse nation with far-reaching consequences.
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It threatens to devastate the Gulf region's multibillion-dollar fishing and tourist industries.
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In these ways, they can withstand impacts that devastate other marine species.
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They'll be in a position to detonate their mines and devastate everything.
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I know that this letter will devastate you-notonly emotionally, but financially.
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Even a small fire can devastate the structural integrity of the cathedral.
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She knew this would devastate them, but it was the only option.
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The capacity for technic intelligence to devastate a world was shocking, nightmarish.
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He could devastate Salusa Secundus, but that would harm him as well.
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Hampton, having detached Colonel Clarke to devastate Missisquoi Bay, prepared to advance.
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Cross-fertilization could devastate conventional and organic growers' businesses, the critics said.
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